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Mountain Fire Tower is located on the summit of the eponymous mountain,
second highest of the Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York.
It was the first of 23 fire lookout towers built by the state in the
region, and the next-to-last of the five still standing to be abandoned.
Today it remains a popular attraction for hikers climbing the mountain.
After it fell into disrepair in the 1990s and was recommended for
removal by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
which had operated the tower, it was added to the National Register of
Historic Places in 1997. Local enthusiasts were able to raise money,
matched by DEC, to restore the tower and adjacent observer's cabin to
serve as a museum, with volunteers in the cab on some weekends.
